Slightly Mad Studios has made Project Cars look better than real life

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The ultimate aim of simulation games is to present a world that is as close to real life as possible, both in experience and visuals. With forthcoming racing title Project Cars, it looks as though developer Slightly Mad Studios hasn’t just matched real life with the visuals, they’ve exceeded it.

Don’t believe that’s possible with current gaming hardware? Just watch the video below before making up your mind:

The footage on the left was captured with a camera while driving around the real Laguna Seca Raceway in a BMW. The footage on the right is the same racetrack and car, but represents in-game footage from Project Cars. Sure, the camera capturing the track could have been better, but Project Cars looks stunning.

As you’d expect for such high quality visuals, this is the PC version of the game running with ultra graphics setting and DirectX 11.1. The hardware used was a Core i5-3550 processor running at 3.7GHz, a Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 OC Edition with 2GB or memory, and 8GB of GSkill DDR3 1600MHz RAM.

Project Cars is also set to see a release on Steam OS, PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U. The PS4 and Xbox One versions should come close to what we see on the PC. Steam OS also could, but you’re going to need the right hardware inside your pre-built or own build Steam Box. The Wii U version will most likely look the poorest simply due to the lack of hardware performance when compared to the other platforms.

Based on this video footage alone, Project Cars certainly looks to be the most realistic racing game yet created. Let’s just hope it delivers this level of quality across the entire game when it launches in November.